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HANSARDEducational AttainmentThere are still too many parts of the UK that have been left behind, and this Government are committed to bridging the gap in every region and levelling up opportunity in every…23 Nov 2020HANSARDEducational AttainmentOf course, we are here to support schools and colleges, and we know that they are facing challenges. On top of their existing budgets, we have provided up to £75,000 additional…23 Nov 2020HANSARDEducational AttainmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This Government are committed to bringing excellent post-16 provision to every corner of the country. I was really glad to learn that West…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Learning FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) on securing this important debate.…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Learning FundI will not, but the hon. Lady will get three minutes at the end. I only have limited time; I think she knows that I would usually. Unionlearn is a signpost to learning…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill Furniss) on securing this…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingI will not, if the hon. Lady does not mind, just because I want to give the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough some time at the end of the debate. The policies…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingI do not have a date right now—I will come back to the hon. Lady—but it is something that we are discussing and it has been raised a number of times. We are acting quickly, and in…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingI think the hon. Lady will accept that we have only just announced this initial opportunity. We are considering providing other opportunities to upskill and reskill. We are…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingThe flexibility that we have introduced is to make sure that attendance is not impacted by coronavirus, through having blended learning and dual systems in place. That is going to…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingI am very happy to, because I asked that question just as I was leaving to come here, and the number of requests for emergency funding has not changed: it is still just those five…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingI was going to come to that, but I will address the hon. Lady’s question. Effectively, we have increased a lot of the basic entitlements—obviously with English and maths, and with…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingI appreciate the hon. Lady’s comments. FE funding is quite complex, because at the same time over this decade we have also invested £2.5 billion in apprenticeships, and we will…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19The “Get Help to Retrain” scheme was a pilot website in six areas, and all the learnings from those pilots will be brought into the new national skills fund. It will be called…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19My right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. I actually had a meeting about this long-standing problem just before I came here, because careers is a key pillar of our FE and skills…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on having secured this important debate during…20 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation and Training (Welfare of Children) BillIt is a great pleasure to serve under your first chairmanship, Ms Cummins, and I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the hon. Member for City of Durham on introducing the Bill…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation and Training (Welfare of Children) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. The “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance sets out the type of consideration that providers need to show and goes into a great deal…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation and Training (Welfare of Children) BillA lot of work has been done on the quality, which my hon. Friend rightly says varies. Often when putting things in legislation, it is worthwhile taking a moment to think about the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDAdult Skills and National Retraining SchemeToday, I want to update both Houses on further policy developments we are making as part of our efforts to help boost productivity, ensure that businesses can find and hire the…13 Oct 2020